Research
Testing Standard and Modular Designs for Psychotherapy Treating Depression, Anxiety, and Conduct Problems in Youth
The Possible Backfire Effects of Hot Spots Policing: An Experimental Assessment of Impacts on Legitimacy, Fear and Collective Efficacy
Do Stop, Question, and Frisk Practices Deter Crime?
Treating Children With Early-Onset Conduct Problems: A Comparison of Child and Parent Training Interventions
Desistance and Legitimacy: The Impact of Offender Notification Meetings on Recidivism Among High-Risk Offenders
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol: Outcomes From a Randomized Community Trial
Intervention Induced Changes in Perceptions of Parenting and Risk Opportunities Among Rural African Americans
Enlisting Peer Cooperation in the Service of Alcohol Use Prevention in Middle School
Multidimensional Family Therapy Reduces Self-Reported Criminality Among Adolescents With a Cannabis Use Disorder
Reintegrative Shaming, Procedural Justice, and Recidivism: The Engagement of Offenders' Psychological Mechanisms in the Canberra RISE Drinking-and-Driving Experiment
Focusing on High-Risk Parolees: An Experiment to Reduce Commitments to the Texas Department of Corrections
The Effects of a Clinical Prevention Program on Bullying, Victimization, and Attitudes toward School of Elementary School Students
The Sacramento Neighborhood Alcohol Prevention Project: Outcomes from a Community Prevention Trial
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Empowerment Training for Chinese Abused Pregnant Women in Hong Kong
2023 Graduate Research Symposium and Poster Session
Meeting People Where They Are to Improve Institutional Culture
Incarcerated individuals deserve opportunities for healing and growth, but they often lack the necessary resources for such opportunities. Additionally, organizational cultures that don’t support these outcomes often stand in the way. Researchers and practitioners gathered at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to share ideas and projects that will increase opportunities for incarcerated populations around the country. This show continues their conversation.
Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial
Involuntary Out-patient Commitment and Reduction of Violent Behavior in Persons with Severe Mental Illness
Assessment of the Contribution to Drug Impaired Driving from Emerging and Undertested Drugs
Pathways to Safety: An Examination of Federal and State-Level Barriers and Facilitators to Elder Abuse Reporting and Response
Progressing from Evidence to Action
A large body of research on crime and justice is available, yet it can take years for findings to influence practice in the field. During a recent panel at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference, researchers and practitioners shared ideas and discussed practical steps and promising new approaches to inspire change. Three guests join the show to continue their conversation: Dr. Tamara Herold, a senior advisor to the NIJ director, Dr. Nancy La Vigne, hosts Dr. Shon Barnes, the police chief of the Madison (Wisconsin) Police Department, and Dr.